VARP
Swami Vivekananda Airport
IFR
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Name
Swami Vivekananda Airport
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ICAO / IATA / GPS
VARP / RPR / VERP
- Type
- Restriction
- Region
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Timezone
3:03 am (IST)
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Municipality
Raipur
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Coordinates
21° 10′ 49″ N 81° 44′ 19″ E
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Elevation
1’041 ft (317 m MSL)
About Swami Vivekananda Airport
Swami Vivekananda Airport (IATA: RPR, ICAO: VERP), formerly known as Mana Airport, is a domestic airport serving the state of Chhattisgarh, India. The airport is located at Mana, approximately 15 km (9.3 mi) south-east of Raipur and 10 km (6.2 mi) east of Naya Raipur, situated conveniently between the two cities. On 24 January 2012, the airport was renamed after Swami Vivekananda, the iconic Hindu monk and philosopher who spent three years of his youth in Raipur between 1877 and 1879.
In the period between April 2023 and March 2024, it handled around 2.5 million passengers, and has been the busiest airport in Chhattisgarh, and the second busiest in Central India after Indore airport and the 29th busiest airport in India by passenger traffic. The airport boasts longest runway in Central India which extends to 3250 meter, making it the longest in Central India.